Riz Ortolani
Riz Ortolani (born March 25, 1926, Pesaro, Italy; died 2014), was an Italian film composer. Ortolani is best remembered for More. Ortolani's honours include Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition and David di Donatello for Best Original Song.
Riz Ortolani’s zodiac sign was Aries, and in the Chinese zodiac they were a Fire Tiger, with Life Path 1 in numerology.
Aries, and in the Chinese zodiac they were a 
Fire Tiger, with 
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Riz Ortolani’s AsterNym identity
The Tidal Strategist
Water represents depth and adaptability. Water-led charts are associated with instinct, memory and the ability to find a path around obstacles. Life Path 1 represents initiative: beginning, working independently and moving before everyone agrees.
Water Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 1, on the mental plane.
Riz’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.
Lucky numbers
1 · 3 · 4
Lucky colours
Red & Orange
Lucky day
Tuesday
Direction
↓ South
Season
summer
Stones
Aquamarine, Red Coral, Carnelian
Flower constellation
🌼 Daffodil · 🌺 Red Dahlia · 🌸 Hibiscus
Sunlit yellow · Crimson · Scarlet
The same wuxing & numerology correspondences as your own print. One tradition, read for everyone
What the chart says
Riz, according to the stars
Core essence
Riz leads with the body. First in, first to speak, first to say the thing everyone was thinking, and honestly a little surprised when the room needed a second to catch up. The core of Riz is courage that does not look like courage from the inside, it just looks like Tuesday. They would rather be wrong fast than right slowly, and it is why people follow them.
The vibe
Underneath, Riz needs to be adored a little, and there is nothing wrong with that. The Moon in Leo feels things dramatically and generously and wants them noticed. What Riz needs to feel safe is to be chosen out loud: the compliment said in front of people, the text that says you were thinking of them. They repay it tenfold.
How Riz wants to be loved
Riz wants to be loved as a friend first, and then as everything. Venus in Aquarius needs freedom, conversation and a partner who finds their strangeness delightful. Rules and jealousy make them cold; acceptance makes them devoted. Let Riz be fully themselves and they will never want to be anywhere else.
How Riz creates
How Riz makes things happen: they seep in. A Yin Water day master is rain, mist, the still pool that reflects everything. Riz creates by sensing, by imagination, by noticing what nobody else said. Their influence is quiet and total. The work is not dissolving into everyone else's weather.
Instinct
Instinct: Riz is bold, a Tiger year, and their gut reaction is to leap. Brave, generous, a bit dramatic, magnetic to be around, and never boring for a second. The Fire year turns the volume up: warmer, bolder, more expressive, harder to overlook.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 1 is the pioneer. Riz is here to go first, to start the thing, to trust their own read when nobody else has a map. Independence is the gift and the lesson: the best version of Riz leads without needing to do it alone.
Triggers
Triggers: being told "because that's how it's done." Mars in Aquarius fights for the idea, the group, the principle, rarely for themselves. Riz goes cool and distant rather than hot, and then does the surprising thing. Point them at a cause and they will rewrite the rules around it.
Computed from Riz's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.
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You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.
You may leap first and adjust as you go. Waiting can feel like losing momentum.
You may wear your feelings openly. What you feel tends to show.
You may want to resolve tension the moment it appears, rather than let it sit.
You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.
You may feel connection fast. Chemistry can arrive before the details do.
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Aries Sun
Aries SunFirst through every door.
Riz Ortolani's Sun was in Aries for the whole of March 25, 1926, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Aries readings associate the sign with initiative, directness and a preference for acting before the plan is finished. Astrologers describe it as the cardinal fire sign: the one that starts things. The corresponding tension is impatience, with the classical caution that what Aries begins quickly it may leave for someone else to complete.
Fire Tiger
Fire TigerLeads by moving.
Riz Ortolani was born on March 25, 1926, which falls in a Fire Tiger year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Tiger readings emphasise courage, presence and the willingness to go first. The Chinese almanacs describe the Tiger as the sign others follow, bright and impulsive, at its best when the stakes are high. The corresponding caution in the tradition is burnout: a sign that burns brightly and, without pacing, burns out, with little left in reserve for the long middle of things.
Life Path 1
Life Path 1Independent to the core.
Riz Ortolani's birth date, March 25, 1926, reduces to Life Path 1 under the numerology method AsterNym uses. Traditional Life Path 1 readings associate the number with initiative, independence and the role of going first: deciding, beginning and leading before agreement has formed. Numerologists describe it as the path of the pioneer. The corresponding tension is isolation, with the caution that the front of the line can be a lonely place to stand.
What stands out in Riz’s chart
- The tightest major aspect in Riz Ortolani's date-only chart is Saturn trine Uranus, with an orb of under 1°.
- Three planets, Venus, Mars and Jupiter, sit together in Aquarius, which astrologers call a stellium.
- Six of the ten planets fall in Fixed signs, making Fixed the strongest modality in this chart.
- Riz Ortolani combines a Water Day Master in BaZi with a cardinal Sun and a Life Path on the mental plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Tidal Strategist.
Riz’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
No documented birth time exists for Riz Ortolani, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 14° to 26° Leo depending on the hour. The wheel's houses are a solar chart, counted from the Sun's sign, because the Ascendant needs a time.
No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1. A documented time would place them from the Ascendant instead.
Placements
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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow
Aspects across every possible birth time
Stable aspects hold for any birth hour. Possible ones depend on the hour, so their orb is a range rather than a number. Orb policy western_v1.
stableMoonoppositionVenus0.1° to 5.9° orb
Riz’s feelings pull against their affections from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.
stableMoonconjunctionNeptune0.1° to 8.0° orb
Riz’s feelings and imagination act as one. Wherever one goes, the other is already there.
stableSaturntrineUranus0.1° to 0.2° orb
Riz’s discipline flows straight into their need for freedom.
stableMercurysquarePluto1.0° to 1.4° orb
Riz’s mind grinds against their depths. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.
stableVenusoppositionNeptune1.4° to 2.1° orb
Riz’s affections pull against their imagination from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.
stableSunsextileMars2.3° to 2.6° orb
Riz’s core identity opens doors for their drive.
stableVenusconjunctionJupiter2.6° to 3.1° orb
Riz’s affections and growth act as one.
stableSaturnsquareNeptune3.4° orb
Riz’s discipline grinds against their imagination. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.
stableMercurysextileJupiter3.7° to 4.3° orb
Riz’s mind opens doors for their growth. Nothing happens until someone makes the first move.
stableJupiteroppositionNeptune4.5° to 4.7° orb
Riz’s growth pulls against their imagination from across the wheel. Two ends of one rope.
stableVenussquareSaturn4.7° to 5.5° orb
Riz’s affections grind against their discipline. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.
possibleMoonsquareSaturnorb from 0.0° to 11.3° depending on birth time
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire4 of 10
- Earth0 of 10
- Air3 of 10
- Water3 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal3 of 10
- Fixed6 of 10
- Mutable1 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign: Fire leads this chart, with no planets in Earth signs.
Riz’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
Four minor bodies and the mean lunar apogee, placed in the same tropical zodiac as the planets above. None of these feed the chart signature, the rarity score or any ranking on this site: they are listed for readers who use them. Chiron, Ceres, Eros and Hygiea positions come from JPL Horizons; Black Moon Lilith is the mean apogee, the point most published Lilith tables use. The readings are the modern tradition’s, not AsterNym’s. Without a birth time the degree is the noon value and the day's movement is shown alongside it.
⚷ ChironAries 26°26′ (moves 0.06° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
Chiron in Aries is read as a sore spot around asserting oneself: Riz may have learnt early that going first costs something, and built a way of leading that does not need permission.
⚳ Ceres ℞Leo 12°55′ (moves 0.01° over the day)
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
Ceres in Leo is read as nurture through encouragement and applause. Riz is read as someone who grows people by making them feel seen.
♡ ErosCapricorn 11°50′ (moves 0.46° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
Eros in Capricorn is read as desire that respects competence and control. Riz is read as drawn to people who have built something.
⚕ HygieaCancer 11°40′ (moves 0.12° over the day)
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
Hygiea in Cancer is read as health tied to home, mood and belonging. Riz is read as someone who does not thrive far from a base.
⚸ Black Moon LilithLeo 21°35′ (moves 0.11° over the day)
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Black Moon Lilith in Leo is read as a pride that will not perform on demand. Riz is read as most dangerous when underestimated.
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
Major aspects only, at a tight 3° orb. The Moon is left out because its position moves 13° across an untimed day.
- Eros opposition Pluto 0.8°
- Black Moon Lilith conjunction Neptune 0.8°
- Ceres trine Mercury 0.9°
- Hygiea conjunction Pluto 0.9°
- Black Moon Lilith opposition Venus 0.9°
- Eros square Mercury 2.0°
- Hygiea square Mercury 2.1°
Method: JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, 1700–2100, cubic Hermite interpolation; geocentric, true ecliptic of date, tropical; geometric (no light-time or aberration); Lilith = mean lunar apogee (Chapront/Meeus mean perigee + 180°).
Riz’s dominant planets
Scored from rulerships, dispositors and aspect count. Without a birth time there is no Ascendant or house to score, and the Moon's sign is left out where it could change with the hour.
1. ♂ Mars6 pts
rules the Sun sign, Aries; disposes Sun, Mercury; 1 major aspect
2. ♆ Neptune5 pts
disposes Uranus; 4 major aspects
3. ♀ Venus4 pts
4 major aspects
A Mars-led chart is read as drive setting the pace: Riz is read as acting first and reflecting after.
How the score is built
- Rules the Sun sign, Moon sign or Ascendant sign: 3 points each (traditional co-rulers of Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces score half).
- Sits in a sign it rules: 2 points.
- Disposes another planet (that planet sits in a sign it rules): 1 point each.
- Angular: 2 points in the first or tenth house, 1 point in the fourth or seventh (timed births only).
- Every major aspect it makes: 1 point.
Dominance scoring is an AsterNym method. Other sites weight differently and can name a different leader for the same chart.
Configurations in Riz’s chart
Closed shapes among the ten planets under the site’s one aspect-orb policy. The Moon is excluded without a birth time, so a shape that needs it is not claimed.
T-square onto Saturn · Venus, Neptune, SaturnAn opposition with a third planet squaring both ends. Read as a driving tension that resolves through the apex planet.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile 30° (orb 2°), semi-square 45° (orb 2°), quintile 72° (orb 1.5°), sesquiquadrate 135° (orb 2°), biquintile 144° (orb 1.5°), quincunx 150° (orb 2.5°). Pairs already in a major aspect are not repeated. Moon excluded without a birth time.
- Mercury quintile Mars 0.2°
- Jupiter biquintile Pluto 0.8°
- Sun semi-square Jupiter 1.3°
- Sun semi-square Venus 1.6°
- Saturn sesquiquadrate Pluto 1.8°
Houses need a birth time. None is documented for Riz Ortolani, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.
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From the journal: What is feng shui? · Moon sign vs rising sign vs Sun sign
Riz’s cards
Every card is computed from March 25, 1926, none chosen. Tap one to flip it.
♂ Ruled by Mars
Iron Fe
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The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yin Water.
Year
丙
yang Fire
寅
Tiger
Wood
roots & early life
Month
辛
yin Metal
卯
Rabbit
Wood
work & drive
Day
day master
癸
yin Water
丑
Ox
Earth
you & partnership
No birth time is on public record for Riz Ortolani, so this chart has three pillars rather than four. The hour pillar, the rising sign and the birth-sky star all need a time, and we would rather leave them out than invent one.
Where this data comes from
Riz’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q288217, released under CC0, as do the occupations, works, teams and awards in the biography above. No documented birth time is available, so this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. Time-dependent results use a clearly labelled reference time and should not be read as their exact birth chart. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept only at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.
Portrait by Indeciso42 at the Italian Wikipedia project., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same Riz Ortolani at Wikipedia, IMDb and MusicBrainz.
Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. Every entry is checked against its Wikidata record; where a person shares a name with someone else, the entity id is what settles which of them this is. What we will not tell you sets out the claims this site refuses to make.
These are traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions. AsterNym is not affiliated with or endorsed by Riz Ortolani.
Quick answers about Riz Ortolani’s chart
- What zodiac sign was Riz Ortolani?
- Riz Ortolani was an Aries: born March 25, 1926, which puts the Sun in Aries for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they were a Fire Tiger.
- What was Riz Ortolani's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Tiger, with the Fire element, from the Chinese lunar year of the March 25, 1926 birth.
- What time was Riz Ortolani born?
- No reliably documented birth time is public, so AsterNym does not calculate an Ascendant. This chart uses date-only positions: the wheel shows a reference solar chart (the Sun's sign as house 1), and the Ascendant is left uncomputed instead of guessed from an unverified time.
- What was Riz Ortolani's Life Path number?
- Life Path 1, calculated in numerology from the March 25, 1926 birth date.
- What was Riz Ortolani's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Aries at 26°. Position from JPL Horizons for the March 25, 1926 birth date.
- Where was Riz Ortolani's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Leo at 21°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What was Riz Ortolani's dominant planet?
- Mars, on AsterNym's dominance score (6 points: rules the Sun sign, Aries; disposes Sun, Mercury; 1 major aspect). Neptune is second and Venus third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
